Merlon is a very rare variant of Merlin that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.
Merlon is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Merlon first appears in 1917 and peaked in 1922 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,609 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,534 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,431 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,833 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,399 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,071 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,622 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,748 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,140 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #3,045 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,866 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,857 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,900 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,992 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,508 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #3,017 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #5,031 | #3,489 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,077 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,609 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #3,065 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,179 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,096 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | — | #3,400 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #4,119 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,375 |